NCLEX QUESTIONS: EXAM 1 EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Dr. Jones prescribes albuterol sulfate (Proventil) for a patient with newly diagnose asthma.
When teaching the patient about this drug, the nurse should explain that it may cause:
A. Nasal congestion
B. Nervousness
C. Lethargy
D. Hyperkalemia - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Nervousness
Miriam, a college student with acute rhinitis sees the campus nurse because of excessive nasal
drainage. The nurse asks the patient about the color of the drainage. In a acute rhinitis, nasal
drainage normally is:
,A. Yellow
B. Green
C. Clear
D. Gray - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Clear
A male adult patient hospitalized for treatment of a pulmonary embolism develops respiratory
alkalosis. Which clinical findings commonly accompany respiratory alkalosis?
A. Nausea or vomiting
B. Abdominal pain or diarrhea
C. Hallucinations or tinnitus
D. Lightheadedness or paresthesia - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Lightheadedness or paresthesia
Before administering ephedrine, Nurse Tony assesses the patient's history. Before of
ephedrine's central nervous system (CNS) effects, it is not recommended for:
,A. Patients with an acute asthma attack
B. Patients with narcolepsy
C. Patients under age 6
D. Elderly patients - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Elderly patients
A female patient suffers adult respiratory distress syndrome as a consequence of shock. The
patient's condition deteriorates rapidly, & the endotracheal intubation & mechanical
ventilator are initiated. When the high pressure alarm on the mechanical ventilator, alarm
sounds, the nurse starts to check for the cause. Which condition triggers the high pressure
alarm?
A. Kinking of the ventilator tubing
B. A disconnected ventilator tube
, C. A endotracheal cuff leak
D. A change in the oxygen concentration without setting the oxygen level alarm - CORRECT-
ANSWERSA. Kinking of the ventilator tubing
A male adult patient on mechanical ventilation is receiving pancuronium bromide (Pavulon),
0.01 mg/kg I.V. as needed. Which assessment finding indicates that the patient needs another
pancuronium dose?
A. Leg movement
B. Finger movement
C. Lip movement
D. Fighting the ventilator - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Fighting the ventilator
On auscultation, which finding suggests a right pneumothorax?
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Dr. Jones prescribes albuterol sulfate (Proventil) for a patient with newly diagnose asthma.
When teaching the patient about this drug, the nurse should explain that it may cause:
A. Nasal congestion
B. Nervousness
C. Lethargy
D. Hyperkalemia - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Nervousness
Miriam, a college student with acute rhinitis sees the campus nurse because of excessive nasal
drainage. The nurse asks the patient about the color of the drainage. In a acute rhinitis, nasal
drainage normally is:
,A. Yellow
B. Green
C. Clear
D. Gray - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Clear
A male adult patient hospitalized for treatment of a pulmonary embolism develops respiratory
alkalosis. Which clinical findings commonly accompany respiratory alkalosis?
A. Nausea or vomiting
B. Abdominal pain or diarrhea
C. Hallucinations or tinnitus
D. Lightheadedness or paresthesia - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Lightheadedness or paresthesia
Before administering ephedrine, Nurse Tony assesses the patient's history. Before of
ephedrine's central nervous system (CNS) effects, it is not recommended for:
,A. Patients with an acute asthma attack
B. Patients with narcolepsy
C. Patients under age 6
D. Elderly patients - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Elderly patients
A female patient suffers adult respiratory distress syndrome as a consequence of shock. The
patient's condition deteriorates rapidly, & the endotracheal intubation & mechanical
ventilator are initiated. When the high pressure alarm on the mechanical ventilator, alarm
sounds, the nurse starts to check for the cause. Which condition triggers the high pressure
alarm?
A. Kinking of the ventilator tubing
B. A disconnected ventilator tube
, C. A endotracheal cuff leak
D. A change in the oxygen concentration without setting the oxygen level alarm - CORRECT-
ANSWERSA. Kinking of the ventilator tubing
A male adult patient on mechanical ventilation is receiving pancuronium bromide (Pavulon),
0.01 mg/kg I.V. as needed. Which assessment finding indicates that the patient needs another
pancuronium dose?
A. Leg movement
B. Finger movement
C. Lip movement
D. Fighting the ventilator - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Fighting the ventilator
On auscultation, which finding suggests a right pneumothorax?
